Museum Studies Program Blog
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Samuel J. Redman presents – A Swift Death and Steady Resurrection: Salvage Anthropology and U.S. Museums (March 2019)
This presentation explores salvage anthropology, a movement spurred by threats of extinction faced by indigenous societies that brought millions of material culture objects into museums. As a result, questions have arisen for museums such as what to do with stolen artifacts, stolen knowledge, and...
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MSP17 trip to Chicago
In October 2017 the group traveled to Chicago for a few days to visit some museums. Here are some highlights.
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MSP16 trip to Chicago
In October 2016 the group traveled to Chicago for a few days to visit some museums. Here are some highlights.
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A Letter from the Walters Art Museum
This Letter from the Field was shared with us by Dr. Timothy Hart – MSP16 For the last three months, I’ve been working as an intern at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore. During this first half of my six-month stint, I’ve gotten to...
Alumni kudos!
Kudos to… Tamara Shreiner (MSP06) who is now the Director of CSAT and CLAS Content Teacher Education at Grand Valley State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Alumni kudos!
Kudos to… Christopher Berk (MSP07) was recently hired as a Lecturer following four years as a visiting faculty member in Auburn University’s Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work. The new position officially begins in August. This summer Chris will be a Faculty Fellow...
Visitor Studies Association Conference in Detroit
The Visitor Studies Association seeks to foster a sense of community among colleagues, who gather once a year to pose intriguing questions, explore diverse opinions, debate controversial issues, challenge assumptions and share their successes and their struggles—in essence, to learn from one another. This...
Alumni kudos!
Kudos to… Stephanie Brown (MSP17) whose first solo museum exhibition just opened at the Appleton Museum of Art in Ocala, Florida. Through a series of mixed media installations, “Do Not Bleach” expresses and encourages melanin love, whether one is dark-skinned, light-skinned, or somewhere in...
Alumni kudos!
Kudos to… Marisa Szpytman (MSP12) was promoted to Associate Registrar at the Detroit Institute of Arts!